Finance Director, Group Accounting

Job id: 36643

Job location:

London, GB

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Short Description

Function: Finance (CFO)

Reports to: VP Group Finance

Location: Colt House, Shoreditch, London

Set up: Hybrid

What you will do

Oversight and coordination of the month-end / quarter-end financial close process, including reporting requirements to shareholders.
Delivering the Group’s IFRS Consolidated Annual Report.
Delivering the Group’s Subsidiary accounts (Local GAAP) meeting local compliance requirements.
Leading the Group and local audit processes; ensuring efficiently managed to required timescales.
Technical accounting guidance/support under IFRS, drafting/reviewing papers on large and/or complex arrangements
Drafting Audit Committee papers & board level materials
Driving finance transformation and efficiencies; ways of working, reporting and system improvements & utilising Automation and AI
Leading and developing a high performing team
Driving improvements in the controls & governance framework
Owning accounting policies, spend policies and wider-finance policies
Owning CSRD / UK SRS reporting requirements (when & where applicable) & supporting broader sustainability reporting requirements
Providing assistance to country, divisional, and shared service centre finance teams, as well as Group tax in a multi-national environment
Undertake other tasks and commercial analysis covering all aspects of Group Finance, including project-related work

What we're looking for

Typical tasks and responsibilities will include:

Qualified Accountant with 10 years + experience
Working at Director level in practice or within an international / high-performing Group Finance team
Technically strong with up to date IFRS knowledge (US GAAP desirable)
Ideally Big-4 qualified accountant
Analytical background with a solutions-based approach to work
Confident and motivated individual who can work using their own initiative
Ability to work with Excel, PPT, ERP tools
Experience of effectively and confidently communicating at all levels across an organisation up to Senior Stakeholders
Experience with M&A activity, integration and/or systems transformation highly desirable.

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan
Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders
Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
Global Family Leave Policy.
Employee Assistance Program.
Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.